It is said that there are four happy events in life: long drought meets nectar, meeting an old friend in another country, and being the first on the wedding night. Friends and relatives around you must send blessings when they get married. After all, this is a lifetime thing, but the customs and habits of different places are different, and the rules of marriage are different. For example, how to give 8 red envelopes when getting married in Chaoshan, let's take a look at the rules of Chaoshan people giving wedding red envelopes.

Chunsheng, Liu Li, Chinese-style chest covering and flower basket are eight red envelopes used in Chaoshan wedding. Chunsheng is a fruit candy with some cash on it; Six gifts are the link of proposing marriage, together with bride price; Baskets are usually filled with oil bottles and lamps.

In Chaoshan area, if you are an ordinary friend, you can give 300 to 500 wedding red envelopes, just follow the crowd. But if you are a close friend or brother, you can increase it as appropriate. It is also common to give a thousand dollars to people with good feelings. Generally, relatives and elders come according to the relationship between relatives and elders. There are about 600 distant relatives and more than 1,000 close relatives.

In fact, the number of wedding red envelopes is not the size of money, but mainly a good sign. It requires even numbers, and the mantissa is generally 0, such as: 480, 680, 800, 1000, etc. Especially lucky numbers such as 6 and 8 are particularly popular. At the same time, in Chaoshan area, 3 and 4 are not considered as bad numbers, and 4 can be decomposed into two 2, which are expressed in pairs.

No matter where you are, you can't go wrong with a lucky number in a wedding red envelope.